The Cyberpack 8 Is my every day use bag with my laptop and camera equipment for comuting to work and back. It also doubles up as a very usefull and versatile hiking bag with all the optional attachment extras (Lens Cases make perfect holders for canned fruit/desserts ). Just leave the laptop at home and fill all the empty pockets with clothes and food Attach a sleeping bag with Clip-Straps and you are good to go on a Photographic Hike with all your photographic stuff strapped to your back The snuggit beanbag and panning plate works perfectly for snapping from a vehicle and can be purchased from Hedrus at http://www.outdoorphoto.co.za

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I just bought a Nikon D70s (my so is now using the D70)with a
AF -S DX Zoom Nikkor 18-70 mm f/ 3,5- 4,5 G IF ED.
Moreover I ordered a new lens as well,
a Sigma DG 5.0-6.3 / 170-500 mm Nikon AF .But unfortunately I am not sure wether I will get it before our trip to Kruger as Sigma has got some delays regarding the delivery.

I tend to lug around all this kit, I must admit though that when I visit the Southern African Parks, I seem to lean towards using the longer lenses. Although in the camps I have found many opportunities to use the macro lens.

For next years trip to Kruger in April, my sister and beau are coming, so they'll take my 300/2.8 and 400/4DO as well. I have a D30 lying around, but I think that can stay home. Might chuck a 5D in the mix for them, or a 350D (or its replacement)

I have had this camera for about 4 years and have been very happy with it, using it all over the world, but it is time to move up. So my next purchase will be a Canon Powershot S2 IS as soon as I find one on sale.

Still to come will be some sort of storage for still pix, looking right now at a Vosonic X-drive VP6230. No US retailer seems to carry Vosonic products, but they're available from US online sites. Looks a far better option than the CoolWalker. Plus a simple point and shoot camera for wide shots, so I can keep the 75-300mm on the 350D and not have to worry about changing lenses.

Also will need more videotapes, car battery charger or better yet, one that can be used on mains or car (multicharger that works for a variety of batteries prefered if I can find one) and that is multivoltage (which I so far can't find in the US). Ditto for a power outlet strip, since I know KNP chalets don't have more than one or two outlets, but again, multivoltage power strips don't appear to exist in the USA. Can anyone recommend a good electronics shop in Cape Town??

Mucho thanks to all those forum members whose input has helped me to make these selections. I used both cameras last weekend at a wildlife reserve in Texas and am really pleased with them both !! It was great to have a chance for a pre-KNP "test run" with (moderately) wild animals Saw lots of sable, some cheetah, and a black rhino Plus plenty more usual game.

Still got that one and still love it very much , as it was my first SLR Camera.But travelling to Namibia and starting with Wildlife photography made me think that the Camera was not the right Camera anymore.

So I bought ( after our Namibia holiday November 2002) a :

Minolta Dynax 5

Lenses: Minolta AF Zoom A 28-80 mm / 3,5-5,6 D Minolta AF Zoom A 75-300 MM / 4,5-5,6 D( I just sold that one a couple of months ago)

After discovering that I just did use toooooo many films I switched ( very recent) to the :

Nikon D 70 DSLR which is quite similar to the F80.

I use it with the same lenses as the F80.I still travel with the F 80 because I just do not feel very confortable while travelling with just one camera ( and at the moment I cannot afford a second DSLR Body ).(One of my AE 1 bodies just broke down on a perfect day on 90 mile Beach in New Zealand ).I am still surprised about the results I got with the new DSLR.I have got two 2 GB Compact Flash Cards and use a Vosonic X-drive Pro 3310 80 GB ,as backup during my travels. I am using a Vanguard VT-432 Tripod and just made a Beanbag for KrugerÃ¢â‚¬Â¦.Moreover I always carry my Steiner Safari Binoculars 10x 26.The last two Cameras are the ones I travel with.I already used them during our holidays in Namibia , Botswana and Zimbabwe November 2004 and in South Africa May 2005.You can see the results on my flickr page ( the pics of May 2005 will come shortly, Addo already arrived,also see forum sightings and Public Picture Gallery)

I hope this will be of use .So enjoy wildlife and Photography.

Updating my kit:
As I said before I am now owning a:
Nikon D70s (my so is now using the D70)with a
AF -S DX Zoom Nikkor 18-70 mm f/ 3,5- 4,5 G IF ED.
My SO is using the Nikon D 70.
Still using the Nikon Af Nikkor 70-300 mm/ 1: 4-5,6 G
And finally my new Sigma DG 5.0-6.3 / 170-500 mm Nikon AF arrived during our holidays in Kruger, so now I am just waiting for the right occasion to test the new '' toy''.